Daretown, New Jersey

Daretown is an unincorporated community within Upper Pittsgrove Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2][3]

Daretown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Daretown, New Jersey Daretown, New Jersey Daretown, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°36′15″N 75°15′27″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Salem
Township	Upper Pittsgrove
Named for	Samuel Dare
Elevation [1]	41 m (135 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	875799[1]

Alloway Creek flows south of Daretown, while the Salem River flows to the north.

History

An early settler, Samuel Dare, opened a store in his house there, and also served as a church trustee. The settlement was named in his honor following his death in 1838.[4]

The historic Pittsgrove Baptist Church is located in Daretown, while the historic Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church is located southwest of Daretown.[4][5]

A depot of the Salem Railroad was erected in Daretown in 1863. The depot also served as the first post office. Daretown was a center for potato shipping from 1906 to 1923.[4]

A school was erected in 1876.[4]

By 1882, the population had grown to 250.[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daretown
2. Google (January 25, 2015). "Daretown, Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey
4. Elwell, Bonny Beth (2013). Upper Pittsgrove, Elmer, and Pittsgrove. Arcadia. pp. 9, 14, 16, 19. ISBN 9781467120289.
5. "History". Pittsgrove Presbyterian. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved January 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
6. Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 80. OL 24332547M.